Iconoclasts James Bond (Undefeated) and Jon Buscemi (Buscemi, Greats, Truff, Oliver Peoples) launch their bespoke California whiskey brand: Wolves.
Distilled and bottled in California’s wine country, Jon, James, and their partners have sourced and designed a highly limited offering that is unlike anything else available on the Whiskey market.
Wolves initial release, titled “First Run,” is a blend comprised of a whiskey double distilled from a craft Stout beer, aged for eight years in French oak, a whiskey double distilled from a craft Pilsner beer, aged in New American Oak for 5 years, and a Rye whiskey selected for its spice to round out the finish. The full blend is lightly filtered for clarity and cut with the mineral rich water of Mendocino County.
The Wolves team sampled more than 50 barrels and created 19 test blends at different ratios and proof contents before settling on a dangerously smooth 106 proof expression.
“I wanted to sip something with my people at my house that was truly different, something you couldn’t find anywhere else,” said Jon Buscemi of his new project.
Thirteenth-generation Master Distiller Marko Karakasevic creates each small, bespoke batch of distillate over a 10-day period, double distilling Wolves exclusively in a rare Alambic pot still, imported from Cognac, France – one of only 5 in the United States.
Wolves produced 898 bottles of ‘First Run,” which is available exclusively at Reservebar.com and Flaviar.com. Each of these websites serves different states. MSRP $150. Not available in all 50 states.